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Top 5 tracks to study to before exams
Like ninjas creeping up behind us watching our every move, this semester’s exams are ready to pounce on our backs mercilessly.
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Accessories offered for MP3 players
As iPods and MP3 players become more of a necessity than a luxury, companies are banking on accessories to go along with them.
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Men's pea coats classy, warm
There are a few staple wardrobe pieces that will never, ever get old. Here lies the peacoat.
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Charlotte resident an '08 Rhodes Scholar, one of 32 nationwide
When Brett Masters was 6 years old, he was known to regularly follow news on CNN, and as a fifth-grader he was reading Shakespeare.
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Freshmen fifteen Q's
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.
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Age of comics
Comic books — with their unique story lines and vivid imagery — have long captivated readers of all ages, and their popularity continues today.
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Local comic store lands in new hands
For Jeff Campbell-Crawley, buying Fortress Comics & Games late last August fulfills a dream and mission.
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Hello, my name is Erik Larson
Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing, was founded on the belief that science is best experienced when it can be touched and offers dynamic, interactive science activities — for children and adults.
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Under the wire
Thomas Atkinson moved into his new office in the remodeled Chemistry Building a month ago but will soon be passing it on to someone else in the Department of Chemistry. While you may not know who he is, the impact he has had on MSU can be seen and utilized every day.
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Top 10 'Urban Dictionary' words to impress friends, classmates
Have you ever committed “foreploy”? Do you think an “urban cougar” is a wild cat in the suburbs or an older woman on the prowl for younger men?
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Freebies on your birthday
There’s one day of the year that’s all about you — and various restaurants and stores around East Lansing have birthday specials to make it a day to remember.
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How to make gingerbread cookies
You can find this recipe and other delicious holiday recipes at the Web site www.christmas-cookies.com.
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Health must come from inside yourself
I am a female graduate student in my second year at MSU in a very demanding program. My “health” issue is that I used to be a really laid-back person who enjoyed life, but now I find myself worrying constantly about “making the grade” and don’t find much happiness or success even when I finish.
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Face time: Jeff Piotter
Jeff Piotter has been manager of Pinball Pete’s arcade, 220 Albert Ave., for five years now, but he’s been associated with the arcade for decades. He goes “way back” with the owners and has full control over day-to-day operations.
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Filmmaker Lynch's book helps readers out of creative funk
David Lynch is a strange, strange man.
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Local barber calls his craft 'an art'
When Reese Olger applied for an open position at the Red Cedar Barber Shop about 12 years ago, after closing his own shop in downtown Lansing, he never imagined he would later become the second owner of the barbershop.
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Freshmen fifteen Q's
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.
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Spirit support
No matter what the team record is or how the year is going, MSU Spartans can be counted on to stay true to the green and white. But when the team is losing, the crowd gets tired of cheering or when Spartans just need a little reminder of their alma mater, the men and women of the MSU Cheerleading, Dance Team and Pompon Club are called on to bring the Spartan spirit.
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Student chosen to promote interactive TV, cable network to several campuses
For most sophomores, the second year of college will be much like the first, with a packed schedule of required classes before they can get to the good stuff.